Vancouver GK Chapter Presents: 2012 Canadian Regional Summit

Golden Key International Honour Society, founded on 29 November 1977, is an academic honor society which recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement and excellence among college and university students from all academic disciplines.

The SFU and UBC Golden Key chapters are proud to host the 2012 Golden Key Canadian Regional Summit. This academic conference, held at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue from February 3rd to 5th, is hosted annually for Golden Key members who study at some of the best post-secondary schools throughout Canada. Featuring 14 special guests and speakers, this conference will allow students the opportunity to learn from industry experts and to network with other members.
Workshops and interactive sessions will be hosted on a variety of topics from 14 panellists who have diverse backgrounds—including expertise in scientific research, social media and public relations, business, community involvement, and technology. This years Summit will feature keynote speaker Brian Wong, a UBC alumni, who was recently lauded in Mashable as one of “The Top 5 Young Entrepreneurs to Watch.”
Since 1977, the Golden Key International Honour Society has supported scholastic achievement and excellence among university students from all academic disciplines. Students accepted into the honours society demonstrate exceptional achievement in academics, leadership and community, and are given access to exclusive scholarships, career advancement and graduate programs. The Golden Key has over 400 chapters throughout the world and two million members; annual conferences allow members to unite and build a stronger Golden Key community.
“The goal of this conference”, says Loren Aytona, Marketing and Communications Director for the conference, “will be to build upon the relationships formed at last year’s conference and to foster an engaged Golden Key community.”
From all across Canada, Golden Key members will travel to Vancouver to attend this weekend conference and represent their universities. Members can register for this event by visiting the official 2012 Canadian Conference website at www.gkcancon.com.
For further details, contact: Stephanie Snowden, Conference Public Relations Coordinator. Email ssnowden@sfu.ca.
Please visit http://gkcancon.com for more information on the conference, workshop topics, and a complete speaker list. Additional information about the Golden Key International Honour Society can be found by visiting http://www.goldenkey.org.

About Golden Key

Golden Key is the world's largest collegiate honor society. Membership into the Society is by invitation only and applies to the top 15% of college and university sophomores, juniors and seniors, as well as top-performing graduate students in all fields of study, based solely on their academic achievements. As an international honor society with more than 400 chapters at colleges and universities around the world, Golden Key is committed to a high standard of scholastic achievement, and an ethos of integrity, innovation, respect, collaboration and diversity.